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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Bayfield Bulletin, 1964-12-31, Page 6BUSHY TALES by ART ELLIOTT 4' THANK YOU! My sincere thanks for the confidence shown in me at the poll. I will do my utmost on behalf of Bayfield. Wishing you the compliments of the season. Yours sincerely, Joseph Allaire A" 'NOTE OF THANKS ID ALL WHO SUPPORTED ME IN MONDAY'S ELECTION AT BAYFIELD. Wishing all a Prosperous New Year. Jack Sturgeon 53b A SINCERE THANK YOU to those who voted for me and BEST WISHES to Bayfield's New Council. — Le Roy Path 531) • Page 6—Bayfield Bulletin—Thurs., December 31, 1964 Committee Recommends Authority To Supervise Children's Aid Work • Camps that were virtually abandoned over the Christmas and New Years holidays in the northern bush have now come to life again, with planeloads of workers hitting the snow- shoes again and resuming trail life in the frozen forests of Northern Canada. By now the snow will be three or four feet deep, and for the sake of the prospectors, line cutters trappers and engineers, let's hope the conditions are right. A good crust on the snow will make all he difference to how the legs feel at day's end. Nothing could be more discour- aging than several feet of fluffy stuff through which the snow- shoes buck and drag, chafing moccasined feet and testing the muscle fibre to the limit. According to the weather re- ports, the mercury has started to sink into the sub-zero thir- ties, and good work weather will be the order of the day for the next threemonths. Then the occasional warm spell will turn the snowshoes soggy, like gooey fish nets, the sweat and curses will run freely as the sun turns the white highway of the forest into tricky mush. Then the black muck under- neath will start to thaw, and hundreds of men will wonder why they ever went into the bush in the first place. A soul testing time indeed. These thoughts were provok- ed by hearing the voice of my friend Jack Lawrence 'of Kit- chigami Camp, now finishing up a hitch on the far off DEW Line. He called his family by what is really long distance telephone to wish them well at Christmas from near the Arctic Circle. His voice came through surprisingly loud and clear. Jack expects to be back home later in the year, m plenty of time to get the Lake Huron camp ready for what it is to be hoped will be a good tenting year. Too well we recall the tor- rential rains that fell, almost invariably on weekends, encour- aging campers to stay home in droves last August. A walk through the cedar bush along Lake Huron shore over 'the holidays was not pro- ductive of many sights or sounds of game. No doubt the drizzly cloudy weather was just as discouraging to wild life as to humans. The partridges seem 'to be numerous and well- fed, with the supply of berries and wild choke cherries hold- ing up well. Rabbits seemed to be in good supply earlier on When the snow covered the ground, but in the rainy wea- ther seemed loathe to get their furry feet wet and muddy. And who can blame them? A few cottagers were observ- ed taking advantage of the hol- iday season to inspect their summer homes and catch up on some of the chores missed at close-up time. A few storm windows were added here and there, roofs were checked for leaks ,frozen pipes were dis- covered and groaned over, and the usual cottager tribulations were met and dealt With. Cheer up. The next few months will speed along, and soon it will be time to bask on the golden sands again. Dogs Do Well Running Wild Foresters Find On rare occasions we hear of wild dogs running at large, usually in heavy' wooded areas. Recently, two hunters from the Galt area ,while hunting near Bright in the Township of Blen- heim, came upon three collie pups living in a stump within 100 yards of a road. The mo- ther was nowhere in sight at the time. From a distance, the noise created by the pups sounded like that of a fox and needless to say, no one was more sur- prised than the hunters. One pup was captured and it was interesting to see this pup crouching on the rear floor of the car and trying to hide with- out cover. This is typical of the performance of animals born in the wild. Well. Cared For The pups: were all fat and had been well taken care of. Por- tions of two deer legs and fea- thers of birds could be seen around the stump. No doubt the mother was away at the time in search of more food. Mos likely someone dropped the mother off some time ago, and drove away, possibly hop- ing some kind person would take the dog in. Instead the female was left to fend for herself and with a mother's love, made a good home for her young. Dogs raised in the wild can became dreaded predators and farmers livestock will suffer from attacks. We are endeavouring to cap- ture the remainder of the pups. Failing this, our only alterna- tive will be to destroy them. Undampened Spirits Cheer Villagers BAYFIELD — Unseasonable weather did not dampen the ardour of a group of Bayfield young people who toured 'the village Christmas Eve singing carols to the accompaniment of Ted Szwaba on the accordion. T h e carolers serenaded a number of sick and shut-in per- sons and other village residents. VARNA Among the many holiday vis- itors in the community were: Mr. and Mrs. John McConnell and family of Toronto; Floyd McAsh of Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. Don Barker and family of King City; Miss Mildred Morrisson of London; Mr. and Mrs. Doug Robinson and fam- ily of Agincourt; Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClymont of Burford; Gary McAsh of London; Mr. and Mrs. Chester Matlock and family of New Hamburg; Miss Joan McClymont of London; Mr. and Mrs. C. Talbot and family of London. HEARTY HOLIDAY GREETINGS! 39 St. Andrew's — Goderich 5 2 4 - 6 2 6 1 (Continued from Page One) ority, the province, who in turn Will delegate responsibility for care and custody to a local or regional welfare authority." This seems to mean new duties for the official guardian, F. L. Watson, Q.C., in Toronto, who is an official of the attorney general's department, not wel- fare. Elsewhere in the report are indications of co-ordinating activities now within the health department. Mss Clare McGowan, local director of Huron. County CAS, has not found time to get all the way through the bulky re- port, and points out that it is after all, by way of recommen- diation; the forthcoming bill will provide safer ground for continent. "I imagine," Miss McGow- an said, "the first thing will be to make the wardenship pro- vincial, and then it will be for the authority to delegate he responsibility, if so desired, to the Children's Aid Society to find foster homes and supervise child care. "Our board has not met since BAYFIELD BRIEFS Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Steckie and Ivan Jr. spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Kyle of Kippen, and visited Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tay- lor at Landon. Lee Barnes, Wayne Lindsay, Don Hoffgraff and Larry Post, Simcoe ,called on Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hewitt last Thursday. Mr. Hewitt formerly was their Rover leader in Simcoe. this report was made, but I can say that we have always given our co-operation to the depart- ment of public welfare, and will continue to co-operate to the best of our ability." The report contains 'several examples of What might be constituted a welfare authority. In two of them, Huron is link- ed with Bruce, Grey and Perth. A third alignment is Bruce, Huron and Perth, with regional headquarters 'in Wingham." "Welfare Board" The intent that such an auth- ority would govern welfare ser- vices generally is indicated in reference to a "child welfare board" which might be set up by a regional authority. In such case, members of CAS boards "would be among the persons most likely 'to be selected from the community at large" and representing 40 percent of the personnel. A "child welfare board" would comprise seven to 25 members, "of whom at least half would be members of the municipal council and at least 40 percent qualified by special competence and interest in child welfare". It is proposed that a welfare authority may "buy the service of a Children's Aid Society", but "the number of Children's • Aid Societies would be reduc- ed." A welfare authority would include all religious denomina- tions, that is, Roman Catholic CAS in Toronto, Hamilton and Windsor." A "severe shortage" of grad- uate social workers in Ontario is a matter of concern, Hon. Mr. Cecile says in his press release. To The Electors Of The Village of Bayfield: Thank you for your .expression of confidence in electing me a councillor for the Village of Bayfield. I shall do my best to warrant this confidence. —EDDIE ODDLEIFSON Your support is truly appreciated. . . . and my sincere thanks to the electors of the Village of Bayfield who elected me to council. Frank McFadden ABERHART'S GARAGE